Category Archives: Energy

The term “passive house” refers to a standard for building construction that results in ultra-low energy buildings which require little energy for space heating and cooling. In other words, buildings whose ecological footprints are greatly reduced. Passive house construction is rapidly gaining popularity here in North America and will undoubtedly play an important role in future construction trends. There is a very interesting article on award-winning passive homes in Fine Homebuilding, April 25, 2013. To read the article, click here.

We can save money and save the Earth by cutting back on our energy consumption. The 10th edition of the Consumer guide to home energy savings by Jennifer Thorne Amann gives readers some very helpful ideas on how to do so. This book, recommended by Mother Earth News, is a must-read.

Côte Saint-Luc is going green and the Côte Saint-Luc Public Library wants to help you get there. Whether you are looking for new books on environmental topics, environmental initiatives in CSL as well as Montreal, library programs with an environmental theme, interesting articles, or practical information, we hope you will find what you are looking for here. You can also check out the ecoCSL website at www.ecocsl.org.